Mercedes-Benz has plans to set up local assembly (CKD) operations of the Mercedes-Benz EQS in India later this year, said Martin Schwenk, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz India, as reported by Automotive News Europe. Schwenk also said that Mercedes-Benz will be the first luxury carmaker to assemble EVs in India and expects the CKD EQS to be on sale in the fourth quarter of this year. EV incentives in India can be rather complex as it varies from one state to another. On a national level, the government

Though domestic brands like Hyundai, Kia, Ssangyong, and Samsung (technically Renault-Samsung) mostly flood Korean roads, that doesn’t mean that imported brands aren’t considered among Korean buyers. For years, the one car that has always been on the top of the imported car sales chart in Korea is the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. In fact, that record stood for the last 5 years until June 2021 when the Tesla Model 3 dethroned it. The E-Class’ slip from the top saw it pushed down to fifth place in June

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has launched the Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic Coupe, priced at RM 661,009 (OTR without insurance, with SST incentive). Let’s start with performance; the GLE 450 is powered by a 3.0-litre in-line 6 turbo that makes 367 PS/500 Nm, paired to a 9-speed automatic transmission (9G-Tronic) that spins all four wheels through the 4Matic system. 0-100 km/h is dealt with in 5.7 seconds, top speed is capped at 250 km/h. From the front, there’s the diamond radiator grille with the sing

Despite being the largest car in the model range, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has grown in every dimension in its latest iteration. How does it compare to the G12 BMW 7 Series? Let’s take a quick look. Length wise (both long wheelbase versions), the all-new W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class measures 5,289 mm long while the G12 BMW 7 Series measures 5,260 mm long. Wheelbase is just millimetres shy of each other; the S-Class measures 3,216 mm whereas the 7 Series stretches at 3,210 mm. In terms of width, t

After posting a teaser earlier this week, Isuzu Malaysia has finally unveiled the limited-edition 2020 Isuzu D-Max Stealth. Only 180 units of this special D-Max will be made. This imposing and aggressive-looking truck is decked with all kinds of features that make it stand out and manoeuvre easily in the urban jungle. The D-Max Stealth is based on the 1.9 4x4 Premium Automatic which is powered by the reliable 1.9-litre Ddi Blue Power engine. Power output for the engine is 150 PS/350 Nm and is ma

As we welcome the Mercedes AMG A45 S and AMG A35 to our shores, it is a good time to have an overall look of the range of Mercedes-Benz’s C-segment hatchback available in Malaysia. We currently have 4 variants available for the A-Class; two with the AMG badge and two without. The AMG models come with the Mercedes-Benz 4Matic all-wheel-drive system while non-AMG models come standard as front-wheel-drive. All A-Class models are turbocharged, albeit with varying engine displacements and varying pow